carretto

Definitions of carretto
  1. noun
    a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
    synonyms: lancetta, sfera
  2. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    synonyms: mano, zampa
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    types:
    pugno
    a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
    destra
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    manca, mancina, sinistra
    the hand that is on the left side of the body
  3. noun
    a card player in a game of bridge
  4. noun
    a member of the crew of a ship
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    marinaio, marinaro, velista
    any member of a ship's crew
  5. noun
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
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    agricoltore, coltivatore, contadino
    a hired hand on a farm
    bifolco, bovaro, mandriano, vaccaro
    someone who drives a herd
    palafreniere, stalliere
    someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
    mandriano
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    mungitore
    a woman who works in a dairy
    spigolatore
    someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
    capraio
    a person who tends a flock of goats
    mietitore
    someone who helps to gather the harvest
    raccoglitore
    someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
    aratore, bifolco, biolco
    a man who plows
    pastore, pecoraio
    a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
    porcaro
    a herder or swine
    type of:
    lavorante, manovale, operaio
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
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